52 ON THE CECONOMY OF THE STABLE. 



tliat—fuch is the cuRom. Dr. Darwin remarks, 

 that this filly cuftom not only renders horfes 

 liable to take cold in the head, but alfo to 

 the intrufion of hay-feeds into the ears, in both 

 which cafes, the eyes are affefted with fympa- 

 thetic inflammation. 



The MANE is pulled with the fingers, a few 

 hairs at a time, and rendered thin enough to 

 hang lightly and fmoothly on the right, or off 

 fide, to fomewhat more than a finger's length ; 

 at the upper extremity of the neck, it is clofe 

 fhorn with the fciffars, to the extent of two or 

 three fingers breadth, to admit the headlfall of 

 the bridle, and this leaves, detached from the 

 mane, the foretop ; which, by being clofe cut 

 in front, at the roots with fciffars, and at the 

 ends with the knife, is left in pretty near agree^ 

 ment with the mane, in point of thicknefs and 

 length. The manes of draft-horfes are left 

 fuller. Horfes manes are fometimes hogged, 

 that is, cut in fuch a manner as to ftand upright. 

 The hair of the tail is cut even, and much 

 fhorter than formerly. Some tails cannot be 

 brought to hang clofe and even, which is 

 ufually occafioned by the dock being left too 

 long. 



In one or two counties, both eafl; and wefi:, 

 the cuftom of plug-tails ftill fubfift ; that is to 

 fay, they cut the tails of their cart-horfes fo 

 clofe, as to leave only a fl;ump, which they trim 



quite 



